General Council 42 has authorized a category 2 remit to approve a seven-phase Candidacy Pathway to the order of ministry and to recognition as a designated lay minister.
The seven phases of the Pathway are: call forth, identify, accompany, equip, assess, authorize, and celebrate.

Revised Aug. 11, 16:15 p.m.
The United Church of Canada wants its pension board to sell its shares in Goldcorp.
The motion calling for divestment was approved on Aug. 11 by the Bakeapple (Yellow) Commission, one of three decision-making bodies of General Council 42.

On August 10, the nominees for Moderator addressed the General Council at three different times in five-minute speeches. Here is an snapshot of what they had to say presented in the order in which they spoke.

The Sessional Committee considered all 100-plus proposals responding to the report of the Comprehensive Review Task Group (CRTG), committee co-chair Larry Doyle told commissioners on the afternoon of Aug. 10.

Elizabeth Macdonald, GC42 web reporter talks with Mary Royal-Duczek, chairperson of the Permanent Committee for Programs for Mission and Ministry on the new realities of reduced resources and the doors that are opening.